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butyl alcohol

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butyl alcohol
n.
Any of four isomeric alcohols, C4H9OH, widely used as solvents and in organic synthesis.
butyl alcohol
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) another name for butanol
butyl alcohol
Any of four isomeric compounds that are alcohols and have four carbon atoms. Butyl alcohols are used as solvents and in organic synthesis. The two straight-chained isomers are called butanol. Chemical formula: C4H10O.
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Noun1.butyl alcohol - a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents
butanol
alcohol - any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation


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Pre-remediation concentrations of contaminants were noted at up to 26,300 micrograms per liter of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), 27,000 micrograms per liter of tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA), and 26,300 micrograms per liter of the gasoline constituents benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX).
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Bruce Beattie, president of SSWM stated, "Today, both regulatory agencies and the regulated community are very concerned with the breakthrough of tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) in groundwater treatment using conventional activated carbon filtration systems.
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The lawsuit, initially filed by the City in June 2000 against numerous oil manufacturers, suppliers, refiners and owners and operators of pipelines and other gasoline facilities, arose from the contamination of City's primary drinking water source with methyl tertiary butyl ether ("MTBE"), tertiary butyl alcohol ("TBA"), and related hydrocarbon contaminants resulting primarily from releases from underground storage tanks.
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